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View MoreLower Merion board ends device program for youngest students after parent protests
The Lower Merion School District board voted Monday, June 15, to repeal and replace its technology policy, eliminating device issuance for students in kindergarten through second grade after months of parent-led protests over screen time.
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View MoreMontgomery County commissioners to hold road meeting in Hatfield Township on July 16
Montgomery County's three commissioners will conduct official board business at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Hatfield Township Administration Building as part of an ongoing road meeting series that has previously stopped in Lower Merion.
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View MoreNew state budget sends $920 million to Pennsylvania schools, but Lower Merion's share will be modest
Pennsylvania's new $50.8 billion state budget delivers $920 million in new education funding statewide, but Lower Merion School District's share will be modest because adequacy dollars target the state's poorest districts.
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View MoreLower Merion police warn residents after string of burglaries targeting empty homes
Lower Merion police are investigating several residential burglaries over the past three weeks targeting high-value, apparently unoccupied homes, with Lt. Michael Keenan warning residents to make their homes look occupied and sign up for free township security programs.
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View MoreCappelletti's parole reform bill signed into law
Gov. Shapiro signed Lower Merion Sen. Amanda Cappelletti's bipartisan parole reform bill into law on Sunday, July 12, requiring the Parole Board to explain denials and shielding internal deliberation records from public disclosure.
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View MoreCappelletti backs state budget but says SEPTA funding crisis remains for Main Line riders
Sen. Amanda Cappelletti voted yes on Pennsylvania's $50.849 billion state budget on Monday, July 13, praising childcare and tax credit investments but calling the lack of long-term SEPTA funding her biggest disappointment for Lower Merion commuters.
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View MoreLankenau gala to honor 30-year foundation chairman, heart program director
The John B. Deaver Auxiliary of the Lankenau Medical Center Women's Board will host its annual "Celebration for a Cause" gala on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Llanerch Country Club, honoring longtime foundation chairman Alfred W. Putnam Jr. and Women's Heart Initiative co-founder Dr. Maribel Hernandez while raising funds for cardiac services.
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View MoreMerion Fire Company trains inside former College Arms Apartments in Ardmore
Merion Fire Company of Ardmore (Station 25) conducted a live training drill inside the former College Arms Apartments on Montgomery Avenue on Monday, July 6, running fireground scenarios in a vacant building made available by its new owners and Lower Merion Township.
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